Mail-box and parcel bracket



Nov. 15, 1932. O 5, BROWN 1,888,111

MAIL BOX AND PARCEL BRACKET Filed May 51; 1950 0. Z ,Erawz,

INVENTOR WITNESS:

ATTOR NEY Patented Nov. 15, 1932 UNITED STATES Application filed May 31,

My present invention has reference to a support for a rural mail box and for a tray for the reception of packages to be received or delivered by parcel post.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a support for this purpose in which the holder is pivotally supported in such manner that should the same be swung laterally from contact with any moving object the same will automatically return to its initial position. 7

A further object is the provision of a support for this purpose in which the tray is fixed thereon in a novel manner and wherein the mail box is fixed outward of the tray in a manner that the same will aiiord a rest for the top of the box when the latter is swung to open position. v I

A still further object is the provision of a support for this purpose in which the attaching means for the mail box will regulate the tension of the support with respect to its pivot, so that no undue strain will be infiicted on the said pivot. a

To the attainment of the foregoing the invention consists in the improvement herein after described and definitely claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

In the drawing the numeral ldesignates.

a supporting post. To the top and to the sides of the post 1 I fix by means 2 the ver 5 tical and upper arms of a substantially rectangular bracket 3. The bracket 3 has its body portion projecting a considerable distance beyond one side of the post, the upper and lower arms of this portion of the bracket being connected by an angle outer part 4;.

The support for the mail box and parcel tray is in the nature of a frame and comprises an upper arm 5 and a lower arm 6. The upper arm is of a less length than the lower arm and there is passed through suitable" openings in the ends of these arms and in the upper and lower members of the frame 3 a pivot which is preferably in the nature of a bolt 7 that is engaged by a suitable nut. The upper arm 5, adjacent to the upper end 1930. S eria1 ma a... f j i thereofis bent downwardly, as at 6, and from thenceextended, as-at 9, ina plane with that of the lower arm there being a rounded connection between the extension'9 and the lower arm 6. On theextension 9-there is arranged v a mail box 10. Securing elements in the na- I ture of bolts 11 are passed thro'ughfthe bottomlof the box, through theextension' 9 i and thearm 6; These bolts are engaged by nuts 12. It will be apparent that by adjusting the nuts the box 10 is not only sustained upon the support but the arms 5 and-6 are influenced toward or away from each other by such adjustment. The result is that the frictional engagement of the arm 6 with the upper and lower arms of the bracket may be regulated without causing undue tension of the pivot 7 with the said arms 5 and 6.

On the upper arm 5 there is fixed a slatted package tray 13. The bottom slats of the tray are riveted to the arm 5, as indicated by the numeral 14. The arms 5 and 6, below the tray are designed to have bent thereover fingers 15 formed on the upper'and lower edges of a sign plate 16. v

For distinction the hinged top of the mail box 10 is indicated in the drawing by the nu-, meral 17 and by reference to the dotted line position of this cover, when in open position, it will be seen that the same contactswith the 30 tray so that the outer flange of the tray affords a supportfor the cover when the mail box is open. I p

By arranging the pivot 7 at an angle with respect to the bracket 3 and with respect to the support it will be apparent that should the support be contacted by a moving object the same will swing angularly' on the bracket but will by gravity return to its initial position in longitudinal alinement with the bracket. 7 1

The construction and advantages ofmy improvement will, it is thought, be understood and appreciated'so that-further detailed description will not be'required.

Having described the invention, I claim:

7 In a support for the purpose set forth, the combination with a post, a bracket fixed thereto comprising upper and lower arms, having their outer ends connected by anan- QFFIC-Ef;

gle portion, said support comprising a framelike member thatincludes upper and lower arms, the upper arm being of a less length than the lower arm, an angular pivot passing through the arms of the support and the bracket, a spacer sleeve between the arms of the bracket through which the pivot passes, the upper, arm of the support havin its outer end bent downwardly and from t enceex- I tended outwardly in a plane with the lower arm and connected with said low e r' arm, a,

mail box resting on saidextensiom bolt members passing through the mail box,the extension and the lower arms, and which bolt-s 7 are engaged by nuts, a slotted package receiving tray rivetedrtothe, upper arm of the support inward of-the, mail box and afiording a rest for the top of the mailbox when thesaid top is swung to open position, and a plate having bendable fingers on the edges thereof which are bent over the upper and lower arm of the support. i a a :r In testimony whereof I affix-mysi nature.

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